Vanity case



March 4, 1930. ZELL 1,749,657

VAN-IT! CASE Fil d-Dec. 11, 1928 INVENTOR M ATTOR EY Patented Mar. 4,1930 PATENT OFFICE DAVID H. ZELL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK VANITY CASEApplication filed. December 11, 1928. Serial No. 325,285.

This invention relates to vanity cases, and has for its principal objectand purpose'to provide the body of the case with simply constructed andreliable means for securely though removably retaining within the casebody pans or I receptacles for powder and f rouge together with a lipstick holder.

It is a more particular object of the invention to provide a receivingmember for the lip stick holder adapted to be interposed between therouge and powder pans with means for detachably connecting said memberto the body wall of the case.

It is another object of the invention to so construct said receivingmember for the lip stick holder that parts thereof will cooperate withopposed walls of the powder and rouge pans to hold said pans againstdisplacement from their normal positions with respect to the walls ofthe case body.

It is also a further general object of the invention to provide animproved vanity case of the above character which will be highlyserviceable and convenient in practical use 2 and may be manufacturedand sold at comparatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in View, theinvention consists in theimproved'vanity case, and in the form, construction and relativearrangement of its several parts as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and subsequentlyincorporated in the subjoined claims.

-In the drawing, wherein I have disclosed one simple and practicalembodiment of the invention, and in which similar reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views,- p

a Figure 1 is atop plan Viewshowing the case open and parts of thecosmetic receiving pans omitted;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View taken substantially on the line22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transversesection'al view taken on the line 3-8 of Fig. 1

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the powder receiving pan; Fig. 5is a fragmentary plan view of the body wall of the case;

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the receiving member for the lipstick holder;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the lip stick holder, and

Fig. 8 is a similar View of the slide member for adjusting the lip stickwith respect to the holder.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the body wall of thecase which consists of a rigid steel plate of proper size and shape. Oneside of this plate is faced with a suitable covering material ofornamental character indicated at 6, such as imitation leather or thelike, edge portions of which are turned over the corresponding edges ofthe body plate 5.

These edge portions of the covering material are securely clamped andheld against the opposite side face of the plate by means of arectangular body frame 7 of angular form in cross section which issuperimposed thereon. Theframeis rigidly held or secured to the bodyplate, preferably by means of a plurality oftongues 8 struck from thebody plate and bent over and securely clinched upon the inwardlyprojecting flanges of the frame 7.

Upon one end wall of this frame the cover or closure 9 for the case ishingedly attached as at 10, and thecovering material 6 is extendedexternally over said end wall of the case and over the outer face of thecover. To the inner side of said cover the mirror plate indicated at 11is securely attached. The particular means for attaching this mirrorplate to the body plate of the cover and securing the covering material6 upon the latter, constitutes no essential feature of the presentdisclosure, as it is fully described and claimed in a co-pendingapplication for patent filed of even date herewith.

At the opposite end of the body frame 7 internally thereof, a suitableresiliently yieldable latch element 12 is arranged within a transverselyextending housing strip 13 and is adapted to be actuated by the pushbutton 14 projecting through an opening in the end wall of the frame 7.With this latch element the tongue or finger 15 on the cover 9 isadapted to cooperate to secure said cover in its closed position.

The body plate 5 intermediate of its ends and centrally thereof isprovided with an inwardly struck T-shaped tongue, the head 16 of whichremains integrally connected along one edge with said body plate andextends transversely thereof while the stem portion 17 of said tongueextends longitudinally of the body plate and in spaced relation thereto.Thistongue is preferably vprovided with spaced ribs or corrugationsindicatedat 18 extending along the opposite edges of the part 17thereof.

Pans or receptacles 19 and 20 respectively, of suitable size andcapacity, are adapted to contain face powder and rouge. I These pans areadapted to fit snugly between the opposite side walls of the frame 7,and preferably the pan '19 is arranged adjacent to the latch housing 13and at one side of :the tongue on the body plate while the other ,pan isdisposed at the opposite side of said tongue and adjacent to the hinge10. These pans are of such dimensions that their opposed wallsare spacedapart a suitable distance and between thesame the channel shaped member21 which receives the lip stick holder is adapted to be positioned. Thismember is formed of pressed sheet steel, and the base wall thereof isprovided with an outwardly struck loop or strap portion 22 which isadapted to be slidably engaged between the body plate or wall 5 of thecase body and the longitudinally projecting stem portion 17 of thetongue thereon. The side walls of the member 22 at their edges areoutwardly turned or'flared as 'indicatedat 23'and are adapted forfrictional bearing engagement againstthe opposed walls of the pans 19and 20 so that these pans will be retained in position within the caseagainst accidental displacement.

the cooperating latch'tongue 15 on the cover may project. Thislug 24 isformed at one side thereof with a vertically offset transverselyprojecting lip 26 with which the finger may be conveniently engaged tolift the pan 19 and remove the same to a sufiicient extent to permit thereceiving member 21 and the lip stick holder contained therein to bedetached from the body plate 5 of the case when it is desired to use thelip stick.

InFig. 7 of the drawings, I have shown a convenient form of the lipstick holder which consists of a rectangular sheet'lmetal casing 27having a longitudinally extending slot 28 in one of its side walls.Another wall of said casing 27 at one end thereof is provided with theinternal projection 29 which constitutes a stop limiting movement of'theslide member 30 in one direction. This slide member has a snug slidingfit within the easing 27 and isprovided with :a laterally projectingfinger piece 31 at one side thereof which projects outwardly through theslot 28. The member 30 is likewise in the form of a hollow sheet metalcasing which receives one end of the lip stick indicated atv v32. Itwill therefore, be evident that as the lip stick- 32 is consumed by use,it may be readily adjusted by shifting the slide 30 and the end of thelip stick projected beyond the corresponding end of the casing 27.

when not in e, th lip stick32 is wholly enclosed within the casing 27and said casing snugly fits within the channel shaped member 21 and isresiliently clampedbetween the sidewalls thereoff By then placing thismember 21 transversely within the body frame 7 of the case and shiftingthe same longitudinally thereof, the stem portion 17 of thetongue on thecase plate 5 will enter the loop or strap;22 on the under side of said7,

member .21. and by frictional coaction with said strap .and the basewall of said member been found very satisfactory in actual use.

Nevertheless, it is to be understood that the essential features of mypresent disclosure might also be incorporated in various otheralternative structures, and I therefore, reserve the privllege ofresorting to all such legitimate mechanical changes therein as may befairly incorporated within the spirit and scope of the invention asclaimed.

I claim: i 1. In combination witha vanity case having a metal body plateprovidedwith a tongue struck inwardly and positioned inspaced" parallelrelation to the plane of said plate, a channel shaped memberto receive alip stick holder adapted to be positioned within the case and having astrapstruck from its base wall, and said strap being adapted to receivesaid tongue upon a relative sliding movement between said member and thecase wall to thereby detach-ably interlock the parts with each other.

:2. A vanity case including a case body adapted to receive cosmeticholding pans spaced apart longitudinally of said body, a

channel shaped member adapted to be positionedttransversely within thecase bodyand having resiliently-yieldable side walls to engage thespaced pans and frictionally resist their movement relative to thecase'body,

said member adapted to receive and removably retain a lip stick holderwithin the channel thereof, and the body Wall of the case and the bottomwall of said channel shaped member having means to coact with each otherupon a bodily longitudinal movement of said member within the case todetachably lock said member in its applied position and retain the samewithin the case when the lip stick holder and the pans are removedtherefrom.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name hereto.

DAVID H. ZELL.

